Mulan: The Legend of the Woman Warrior by Faye-Lynn Wu, Joy Ang
Published by HarperCollins on September 10, 2019
ISBN: 0062803417
Pages: 32
Genres: Folklore
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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This is a retelling of the classic Chinese folktale, The Ballad of Mulan. Mulan pretends to be a boy so she can fight in the army in place of her ailing father. The illustrations are colorful and well done, but there’s nothing particularly noteworthy about this book. It’s not bad, it just didn’t wow me. The story is a classic, and children will relate to hearing the familiar tale. This book would be good for Pre-K – 2nd grade and perhaps older kids too. It’s best shared one-on-one, or it could be a read aloud with an older crowd. It would be fun to pair with a showing of the movie.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME